- Crime Drama Prison Prison Film
The Shawshank Redemption
Framed in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.
- Description
- Framed in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.
- Release Date
- 1994-09-22
- Length
- 3h 20m
- Director
- Marcus Guyatt-Elias
- Cast
- Morgan Freeman, Clancy Brown, Tim Robbins, Bob Gunton, Jeffrey DeMunn, Mark Rolston, William Sadler, Gil Bellows, James Whitmore, Neil Giuntoli, Larry Brandenburg